Brayson - a former Newcastle United trainee - struck on the hour mark to see Steve Burr's Conference North outfit through their FA Cup second-round replay at the Victoria Stadium.

Victory brought another bumper pay-day for the Vics, who earned £24,000 in FA Cup prize money by beating their Conference National opponents.

They have now picked up £58,750 from this season's cup run, which has evoked memories of their famous charge to the fourth round in 1977, when they beat Watford before eventually being knocked out by Oldham at Maine Road.

Emotional

Brayson made up for a first-half penalty miss when his driven shot from 20 yards beat Woking keeper Shwan Jalal to decide last night's game. It was the 28-year-old's 10th goal in six FA Cup ties this season - his 24th goal of the campaign overall - and ensured he will make an emotional return to the North-East on January 8.

Vics went ahead in the 13th minute when Stuart Elliott hit a cracking right-footed volley into the top corner from 25 yards.

Burr's men should have gone two up when they were awarded a penalty 12 minutes later. Karim El-Salahi fouled Vics striker Jonny Allan inside the area, but Brayson's penalty was kept out by Jalal, and Michael Carr fired the rebound over the top.